honorary degree
noun
: a degree given by a college or university to someone who is not a student but who has done something important
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Winkler returned to Emerson in 1978 to receive an honorary degree.
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
After receiving an honorary degree, Durbin used most of his approximately 12-minute speech to offer recommendations to the 460-member graduating class.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
He will also be awarded an honorary degree, Harvard announced.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Several colleges and universities awarded her an honorary degree.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
After receiving an honorary degree, Durbin used most of his approximately 12-minute speech to offer recommendations to the 460-member graduating class.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
He will also be awarded an honorary degree, Harvard announced.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Several colleges and universities awarded her an honorary degree.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Honorary degree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honorary%20degree. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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